Hi Again:

The footage of shooting a 12 gage with a 20 gage shell lodged ahead of it proves very little to me other than it was done once.

Italiansxs is correct! One must use a much larger sample to gain any useful data. One gun is no much of a test.

The program Mythbusters attempted to blow up a shootgun by pluggging the barrel. They did not blow up the brrel! Would I try this? No!

When I was a bit yonger, I read about the new Remington 721-722 rifles being tested for strength, The guns were loaded with 5 bullets driven into the barrel and having a full power cartridge fired in the rifle. No damage was done! About 10 years later, Weatherby did the same thing with their new Mark V gun, Again, no damage to gun.

Perhaps the 12-20 thing is a old wive's tale or a myth that will not die!

Sincerely,

Franchi